Put your Heart to the Test at Techniquest

This year Cardiff based science centre Techniquest, will be staging ‘Heart of a Champion’, a fascinating theatre show designed to get audiences thinking about their heart health. This high impact production is being made possible thanks to a Healthy Heart Grant of £10,000 which has been awarded by National heart charity, Heart Research UK.

In celebration of the 2012 Olympics, the ‘Heart of a Champion’ performance will explore the heart of a professional athlete as well as encouraging the audience to think about their own heart health. The audience will have the opportunity to be connected to a heart rate monitor, as well as having a go on a giant hamster wheel and compete in a water pumping challenge to simulate the flow of blood through the arteries. 

This fun and interactive show is suitable for all ages and is set to be delivered  to over 8,000 visitors during the 2012 school summer holidays.  Visitors will also receive Heart-health leaflets and interviews will be conducted to determine how the show has helped audiences develop a better understanding of heart health.

Peter Trevitt, Chief Executive of Techniquest says: “We have built up an excellent relationship with Heart Research UK through a range of successful initiatives at Techniquest.  We are delighted that we can encourage people to have a better understanding of heart health through this thoroughly interactive show”

Barbara Harpham, National Director at Heart Research UK, says: “This is the third time Techniquest have been awarded a Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Grant and we are proud to be funding another one of their innovative projects. This will be no ordinary science show, the audience won’t just be learning about heart health but experiencing first-hand the effects exercise has on the heart. This project is great way to celebrate the 2012 Olympics whilst tying in the Healthy Heart message.”